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Public Release: 27-Oct-2009

Journal of American Geriatrics Society
Older patients with dementia at increased risk for flu mortality
An epidemiological study finds that patients over age 65 with dementia have an increased risk of dying from complications of the flu. The obstacles to early diagnosis and treatment of flu among older patients with dementia include limited access to health care and inadequate testing practices, as well as patients' difficulty communicating symptoms.

NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Public Release: 26-Oct-2009
New center to open up new directions in cancer research
Northwestern University has been awarded a $13.6 million five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute to establish an interdisciplinary research center for the study of genes and their role in cancer. The Physical Sciences-Oncology Center brings together physical scientists and cancer biologists to use nontraditional, physical sciences-based approaches to understand and control cancer. A better understanding of the mechanisms could lead to better diagnostics and therapeutics, and open up new directions for research.

NIH/National Cancer Institute

Public Release: 26-Oct-2009

British Journal of Cancer
Do drug therapies raise risk of bladder cancer?
In her most recent study of possible triggers of cancer among northern New England residents, Dartmouth epidemiologist Margaret R. Karagas, Ph.D., and her team identified an enhanced risk to the bladders of patients taking drugs that suppress the immune system.

NIJH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH/National Cancer Institute

Public Release: 26-Oct-2009

Social Science and Medicine
Losing while cruising to the store
Contrary to what you might believe, living near a variety of restaurants, convenience stores, supermarkets and even fast food outlets actually lowers your risk for obesity, according to a new study from the University of Utah. Surprisingly, people who live more than a half mile away from any food outlets are the ones who tend to be fatter.

NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Public Release: 26-Oct-2009
Battling cancer with engineering: NCI funds new $13 million cancer research center led by Cornell
Adding potent research firepower and fresh physical perspectives to combat cancer, the National Cancer Institute has funded the new Center on the Microenvironment and Metastasis, which will be headquartered at Cornell University. It is one of 12 new research centers across the nation being announced today by the NCI. This grant is for $13 million over five years.

NIH/National Cancer Institute

Public Release: 26-Oct-2009
NCI awards $15.2 million to create Princeton Physical Sciences -- Oncology Center
Princeton University physical scientists will partner with researchers at four other institutions to explore the driving forces behind the evolution of cancer under a five-year, $15.2 million award from the National Cancer Institute.

NIH/National Cancer Institute

Public Release: 26-Oct-2009
Engineering center to probe forces that cause cancer to spread
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology have been awarded $14.8 million from the National Cancer Institute to launch a research center aimed at unraveling the physical underpinnings of the growth and spread of cancer.

NIH/National Cancer Institute

Public Release: 26-Oct-2009
Physical scientists at Arizona State University will apply laws of physics in cancer fight
Instead of killing cancer cells, researchers at Arizona State University will use the laws of physics to figure out how to control them. That fresh approach is behind a new the Center for Convergence of Physical Science and Cancer Biology at ASU, with funding from the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute.

NIH/National Cancer Institute

Public Release: 26-Oct-2009

Cancer
Study finds delay in follow-up among African-American women receiving abnormal breast finding
A new analysis has identified a significant delay in follow-up times among African-American women after the finding of a suspicious breast abnormality.

University of South Carolina, South Carolina Cancer Disparities Community Network, NIH/National Cancer Institute

Public Release: 26-Oct-2009

American Journal of Physiology � Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
Probiotic found to be effective treatment for colitis in mice
The probiotic, Bacillus polyfermenticus, can help mice recover from colitis. Mice treated with B.P. during the non-inflammatory period of the disease had reduced rectal bleeding, their tissues were less inflamed and they gained more weight than mice that did not receive the treatment.

Binex Co. Ltd., Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute, NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Public Release: 26-Oct-2009

Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research
A polymorphism of the �-opioid receptor is linked to alcohol misuse among adolescents
A genetic study has examined the association between a polymorphism of the �-opioid receptor (OPRM1) gene and alcohol misuse among adolescents. Results suggest that teens who carry the G allele (A118G) of the OPRM1 gene are at increased risk for alcohol problems because they experience alcohol as more pleasurable or rewarding than teens without A118G.

NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Public Release: 23-Oct-2009

Journal of Clinical Oncology
Childhood cancer survivors experience suicidal thoughts decades after diagnosis
Adult survivors of childhood cancer have an increased risk for suicidal thoughts, even decades after their cancer treatments ended, according to a study led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, NIH/National Cancer Institute

Public Release: 23-Oct-2009
UAB creates national network to advance personalized medicine in rheumatoid arthritis
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is spearheading an effort to create a national database and repository to enable researchers to identify predictors of effectiveness of various treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA is the most common type of inflammatory arthritis. Many effective medications exist, but they vary greatly in cost and side effects, and there is no way to predict which drug will work best on an individual.

NIH/National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Public Release: 23-Oct-2009
Grant brings real-world science to Boston classrooms
A science curriculum will introduce students from Boston Public Schools to diseases that threaten global health. Developed jointly by scientists from Tufts University School of Medicine and teachers from Boston Public Schools, "The Great Diseases" curriculum is designed to improve science literacy and interest students in science careers.

National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Center for Research Resources, Science Education Partnership Awards

Public Release: 22-Oct-2009
Consortium including Scripps Research Institute receives $12.2 million
Imagine a Web site like Facebook, but instead of using it to share videos or post quizzes like "What '80s song are you?" scientists could scour a national network of researchers, only a few mouse clicks separating them from information needed for a scientific breakthrough.

NIH/National Center for Research Resources

Public Release: 22-Oct-2009

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Taking medicine for HIV proves hard to swallow for many people
Two new studies illustrate just how hard it is to make sure people take their HIV medication. One study looked at the effects of drinking alcohol on adherence and showed the risk for non-adherence was double among drinkers compared to abstainers.

NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH/National Institute of Mental Health, University of Washington Center for AIDS Research

Public Release: 22-Oct-2009

Nature
Now hear this
A Johns Hopkins team says it has for what is believed to be the first time managed to measure and record the elusive electrical activity of the type II neurons in the snail-shell-like structure called the cochlea.

NIH/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, Blaustein Pain Foundation of Johns Hopkins

Public Release: 22-Oct-2009

Neuroscience 2009
Cocaine exposure during pregnancy leads to impulsivity in male, not female, monkeys
Adult male monkeys exposed to cocaine while in the womb have poor impulse control and may be more vulnerable to drug abuse than female monkeys, even a decade or more after the exposure, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The findings could lead to a better understanding of human drug abuse. The study was presented yesterday at the annual Society for Neuroscience meeting in Chicago.

NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse

Public Release: 22-Oct-2009

AIDS and Behavior
Researchers question evidence linking overlapping sexual partners and African HIV rates
Epidemiologist Mark Lurie and graduate student Samantha Rosenthal have published new research challenging conventional wisdom that concurrent, or overlapping, multiple sexual partners drives the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Their research is published online as part of the journal AIDS and Behavior. The article will be featured in a print edition of the journal later this year.

NIH/National Institute of Mental Health

Public Release: 22-Oct-2009

Molecular Cell
Messenger RNA with FLASH
A study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has identified a key player in a molecular process essential for DNA replication within cells.

NIH/National Institute of General and Medical Sciences

Public Release: 21-Oct-2009

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Time-keeping brain neurons discovered
Groups of neurons that keep time precisely in the primate brain have been discovered. This research is the first time that precise time-keeping activities have been identified in recordings of neuron activity. It is an important step toward answering fundamental questions about about how brain cells keep track of time -- a remarkable capability of critical importance for humans and other primates. Eventual applications could include neural prosthetic devices for conditions such as Parkinson's disease.

NIH/National Eye Institute, National Parkinson Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State University

Public Release: 21-Oct-2009

Journal of General Internal Medicine
Feelings of stigmatization may discourage HIV patients from proper care
New research suggests that a large number of HIV-positive individuals who reported feeling stigmatized also reported poor access to care or suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy. Individuals who experienced high levels of internalized stigma were four times as likely as those who didn't to report poor access to medical care; they were three times as likely to report suboptimal adherence to HIV medications.

American Foundation for AIDS Research, California HIV Research Program Network for AIDS Research, NIH/National Institute of Mental Health, NIH/National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH/National Institute on Aging

Public Release: 21-Oct-2009

Genetics
Alcohol tolerance 'switch' found
Researchers at North Carolina State University have found a genetic "switch" in fruit flies that plays an important role in making flies more tolerant to alcohol. This metabolic switch also has implications for the deadly liver disease cirrhosis in humans. A counterpart human gene contributes to a shift from metabolizing alcohol to the formation of fat in heavy drinkers. This shift can lead to fatty liver syndrome -- a precursor to cirrhosis.

NIH/National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse

Public Release: 21-Oct-2009

BMC Pediatrics
Infant sucking habits may affect how baby talks
Pacifier, bottle and finger sucking may be detrimental to a baby's speech development if the habit goes on too long. Persistence of these habits is now associated with an increased risk of speech disorders in preschool children. The children are more likely to have difficulty producing certain word sounds and to simplify their pronunciation.

NIH/National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Public Release: 21-Oct-2009

Nature
Researchers exploit genetic 'co-dependence' to kill treatment-resistant tumor cells
Cancer cells fueled by the mutant KRAS oncogene, which makes them notoriously difficult to treat, can be killed by blocking a more vulnerable genetic partner of KRAS, report scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT. By targeting the second, more easily inhibited "co-dependent" gene, TBK, the strategy bypasses the so far unfruitful head-on assault against the highly resistant KRAS gene.

NIH/National Cancer Institute

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